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Minister clarifies position on social relief of distress grants

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… cushioning the poorest of the poor against rising food and fuel prices. …

World Bank urges developed countries to do more for Africa

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… we saw last year as a result of soaring food and fuel prices." Meanwhile, his Vice President for the African …

New CPI basket ushers in lower inflation figure

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… of February 2009 and is likely to come down even further. Fuel price cuts and a general downward trend in the …

Halting ARV rollout in Free State was regrettable

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… health department's hands, such as increments in food and fuel prices. "A lot of our medicine is imported and increase …

Bennett to know his fate today

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… blamed their tardiness on failure to secure fuel for the cars and roadblocks on the road between the …

Tsvangirai's wife to be buried on Wednesday

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… government faces an array of problems, including food and fuel shortages, the world's most serious hyperinflation and a …

Wholesale trade sales for Aug fall by 12.4%

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… contributors to the decrease were new vehicle sales and fuel sales. "Motor trade sales for August 2009 decreased by …

Experts call for G20 transformation

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… more speculative capital flowing into emerging markets, fuel inflation concerns and worsen asset-bubble risks. Last …

WWF calls for prompt action on climate change

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… such as feed-in tariffs and an elimination of fossil fuel subsidies. If renewable energy, carbon capture and …

Transport Bill heads to NCOP

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… had held with various stakeholders had found the fuel-levy to be the most favoured option to fund the Gauteng … e-tolls. However, Martins said such an option – to use the fuel levy to fund the new freeways – would affect all those that buy fuel – not only Gauteng road users. On top of this, trucks …

Manuel proposes R13.6 billion tax relief to individuals

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… an additional 23 cents and 24 cents per litre as well for fuel levies. "As road-users know, there is a substantial …

MPC to meet more regularly this year

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… burden on South Africans families. Also, she said, lower fuel prices coupled with aggressive rate cuts by the MPC have …

Budget Speech 2009 by the Minister of Finance, Trevor A Manuel

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… well. A bottle of whisky, Mr. du Plooy, goes up by R3.21. Fuel levies As road-users, Madam Speaker, we have gained some … have to be covered, and so there will be increases in the fuel levies on 1 April this year, of 23 cents and 24 cents … As indicated last year, it is proposed that the general fuel levy should form part of a new municipal revenue …

South Africans to cough up more for cigarettes, alcohol, fuel

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… Africans will be coughing up more this year on sin and fuel taxes - the taxes on alcohol and tobacco products have gone up as well as on fuel. Delivering his 2009 Budget Speech in Parliament, … have to be covered, and so there will be increases in the fuel levies from 1 April this year, of 23 cents and 24 cents …

UN to double food aid in Kenya

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… of the country since last year. Inflation along with high fuel and fertilizer prices also the unpredictable weather …

R110mil advance for the Free State Health

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… will be in the next financial year. Increased in food and fuel prices also lead to costs rising. The provincial health …

SA deeply concerned about Libya

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… support any action by foreign countries that would further fuel the current situation. Asked about South Africa's …

93 petrol to increase by 36 cents on Wednesday

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… into effect. The new prices will include the increase in fuel tax on petrol and diesel as well as a 17.5 cents per …

Solution sought to LPGas shortage

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… strategy of encouraging the public to use gas as a cleaner fuel alternative. Consultations with the oil industry players …

Gauteng committed to reviving local manufacturing

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… from imports, the rising cost of electricity and fuel, low domestic and international demand as well as the …